title: A novel provisional aortopulmonary shunt may help avoid neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: report of two cases.
abstract: A novel temporary aortopulmonary shunt, constructed between the aorta and main pulmonary artery with flexible cannulas, was used to facilitate right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in one neonate and creation of a central aortopulmonary shunt in a second neonate. Although cardiopulmonary bypass is readily available in Turkey, the strategy described in the case report may prove especially useful in developing nations with limited access to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Firat H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Altin
authors.forename: Ali Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Karaci
authors.forename: Jeffrey Phillip
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yekeler
keywords: Blalock-Taussig shunt; hypoxia; neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass; right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction